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Hyuga-kaya 9*9-ro Table Go Board Masame 1.9-Sun (about 59mm thick) 5-piece composition board No.76947 *Tachimori finish

¥36,500

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This Go board is made from the highest quality Hyuga Kaya wood with special dimension of 9*9-ro, 5-piece Go board.

The 9*9-ro board is quite thick and stable, as it is 1/4 scale of standard-sized board with 19*19-ro.
*Please check the "Size comparison" image.

The lines of a board are marked using "Tachi-mori", the skill of drawing lines using a Japanese sword. This traditional technique highlights the beauty of natural grain patterns and the texture of lacquered line is smooth and has also a nice feeling.

This product is perfect for a gift, collection, and of course, can be used in Go games and matches.

This is a beautiful board with a strong yellowish color peculiar to Hyuga-kaya wood.

One side has a few intergrown knots.
*Please check the photo images.
"Kaya" is regarded as one of the best materials to make Go and Shogi boards, because of its good sound and feel when placing the stones, moderate elasticity, beautiful grain, color, gloss and luster, and aroma.

"Hyuga kaya" is a special type of close-grained Japanese nutmeg tree grown and harvested in a mountainous area in the southern part of Kyushu, Japan.

The reason why Hyuga kaya from Miyazaki Prefecture is of the highest quality is because of the natural environment in which the tree grows.
The climate in southern Kyushu and the Miyazaki area has relatively big temperature differences between daytime and night time, a lot of rainfall, and strong direct sunlight, all of which help trees to produce clear-grain grains.
The wood grows on rocky terrain and requires several hundred years to grow into a tree large enough to be used as Go board material.
This is why it is considered a top-quality product, due to its rarity as well as its wood quality.
The grain of the wood is very fine and dense, so it rarely causes warpage or distortion.

Hyuga kaya boards are used in various title matches and famous tournaments.
The sound of the placing of stones on the board is very clear. Moreover, as it is used over the years, it will take on a refined candy-colored luster, further enhancing its maturity.

*Go board materials are explained detail in "How to choose a board".
Please take a look.
Go to "How to choose a board".
"Masame" cutting style has masame (straight grain) only on the top surface of the board.
The bottom surface has "Itame (flat grain)".
The general "Masame" boards belong to this type.
The top surface is beautifully finished so the "Masame" board is highly valued.

*Go board cutting styles are explained detail in "How to choose a board".
Please take a look.
Go to "How to choose a board".
  • Hyuga Kaya wood with special dimension of 9*9-ro board
    Masame 1.9-Sun / about 59 mm thick
    Product No. : No.76947
    Size:222 mm × 200 mm × 59 mm
    Weight : About 1.3 kg

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  • You may find small knots, burrs, rolled-in bark as all these products are made of natural trees.
    There may be some small flaw or scratch, dent, chipping.

    Only 1 piece in stock!

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